Abstract Microclimates within microcosms are often stated to shelter occupants from adverse conditions, yet our limited knowledge narrows our ability to estimate the vulnerability to warming of specie

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Phenological Plasticity without Directional Change: Tropical Hornbills Track Temperature but Maintain Reproductive Stability (2026) · doi

  These findings indicate that tropical cavity-nesting frugivores exhibit phenological plasticity coupled with demographic stability, though the mechanisms underlying this apparent buffering remain incompletely understood, and body size-dependent differences in thermal exposure suggest heterogeneous vulnerabilities to future warming scenarios.

  Keywords: indicate tropical cavity nesting frugivores exhibit phenological plasticity coupled demographic stability though mechanisms underlying apparent
• Intraspecific trait plasticity buffers biomass loss under experimental seasonal warming (2026) · doi

  Plasticity in functional traits may be a key mechanism buffering species-level biomass decline under warming conditions, but which trait axes are most consequential and whether buffering operates consistently under seasonally asymmetric warming remain unclear.

  Keywords: buffering warming plasticity functional traits mechanism species level biomass decline conditions trait axes consequential whether
• Trapped in a hot microcosm: how flower microclimate contributes to pollination syndrome in a thermogenic system (2026) · doi

  Abstract Microclimates within microcosms are often stated to shelter occupants from adverse conditions, yet our limited knowledge narrows our ability to estimate the vulnerability to warming of species exploiting them.

  Keywords: abstract microclimates within microcosms often stated shelter occupants adverse conditions limited knowledge narrows ability estimate